Community Guides—Scribing

Get started on your Scribing journey with these player-made guides!

The Gold Road Chapter and Update 42 are now live on PC/Mac, with the Xbox and PlayStation release arriving June 18. That means you can now get your hands on the new Scribing system to create your own handmade abilities. Here’s a set of player-made guides to help you get the most out of this powerful new tool.

Note that many of these guides drew information from the Public Test Server and might require some tweaks at launch.

RyanIsIffy—SCRIBING MASTERCLASS! EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW!

RyanIsIffy offers a comprehensive guide to Scribing for those new to the system, packing a ton of information into one great video.

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Deltia’s Gaming—ESO: Top Grimoires Ranked – What to Use

This write-up offers Deltia’s take on the most useful options among the available grimoires.

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Hack the Minotaur—Complete Scribing Guide For ESO

Hack the Minotaur offers another solid write-up of the Scribing system, including a small detour into Skill Styles.

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EdenPrime on AlcastHQ—Scribing Guide

This written guide, written by EdenPrime and hosted by AlcastHQ, gives a thorough breakdown of Grimoires, Scripts, and other key elements of Scribing.

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Unified Gaming—Scribing PvP Skills Worth Using + BUILDS

Dan from Unified Gaming offers opinions on different Scribed skills and Grimoires, with a focus on PvP.

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Eigh1 Puppies—THE BEST NEW ABILITIES COMING WITH SCRIBING

Everyone has their favorites, and Eigh1 is here with some personal choices for the top Scribed abilities.

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NefasQS—STYLING Is Finally Here and It's BEAUTIFUL

While not technically part of Scribing, Skill Styles offer another avenue for customization and expression. Nefas is here to talk you through what’s on offer.

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The Fox Den—ESO Gold Road Launch Skill Styles

The Fox Den has answers when it comes to how you can acquire the new Skill Style collectibles coming with Gold Road.

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MalcolM— I Tried Out SCRIBING for PVP!

This PvP-focused Scribing overview looks at all the options available for those who battle in Cyrodiil, the Imperial City, or battlegrounds.

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TheTankClub—7 Epic Scribing Spells for Tanks

TC Lee from The Tank Club shares a set of fully customized Scribed abilities for tanks in this guide.

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ArzyeL Gaming—Powerful Bleed DPS Build for ESO Gold Road - Stamina Warden Scribing Build

ArzyeL has a number of Scribing-focused videos on his channel, including this build that makes prominent use of the Smash Grimoire.

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Yicky—ESO PvE Tank Builds with Scribing Variants

Yicky’s collection of written tank guides—one for each class—have been updated with options to include Scribed skills in their toolboxes.

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What are you most excited to try with Scribing? Do you plan to bring boons to your allies, unleash devastation on your foes, or simply find a whole dimension of fabulous fighting? Let us know via X (formerly Twitter), Instagram, and Facebook.